Baseball Preview: Columbia Montour Vo-Tech Rams vs. Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech is 1-6 against Shenandoah Valley since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Columbia Montour Vo-Tech Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech lost 11-4 to Neumann Regional Academy on Wednesday. Columbia Montour Vo-Tech has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Long, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Axton Koser, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Columbia Montour Vo-Tech didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Neumann Regional Academy only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Shenandoah Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Lehighton on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They lost 19-9 to the Indians. Shenandoah Valley's loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Brady Najda was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Shenandoah Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Shenandoah Valley when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Columbia Montour Vo-Tech, Kaleb Maksimik (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
